Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-31

Qay ana THURSDAY "at nome on account OF TN
disposition to regard them as public receptions
Hon and Ma Horatio King gave most pleas
ufable tea on Saturday afternoon from 70 .. The
The clouds and rain OF the day cleared away fo'
the early evening, and made 1t pleasant for going
about. Mr.. and Mrs. King were assisted In receav.
ing their friends by Ms Gen. Black. Mrs Asap1
Hail. Ara Burrows OF Michigan. Miss Daniels
Miss Scott Mrs Gillette, and Ms. Talbot. MIS-
King wore dress OF lilac brocade. en- trotne. with
the front profusely trimmed with duchess lace
The supper was served In the third room Of the
suite, and was delicious repast. Scalloped oys-
tiers, conee cake and connections and claret puncn
ices ana Ice creams were generally partaken OF,
inent men Of affairs who had much TO say, ana the
tone OF the company was produced by the best o.
ens wers Hon and N Pe0p poSn SSH Ssy Comm
stoner Coleman. Mrs. and Miss Dolph, Miss oden.
eal Mr.. and Miss Spofford, MA Tull0ck, MI and
Mrs Chas. Nordhoft, Mr.. and MIS-. s. n. Bryan,
Dr. Gill Miss Thompson, DR.. Gallaudet, MA Jere-
mian wilson, Miss Anna Wilson, DI Toner, PROBES
MIS- kdmonds. Miss Armstrong Of New YoFx, SoL
Emil Frey, NJ. Roustan, Mr. and Mra Sayies
lister and Mrs. Carter Mss Oberley, Mr. and Mrs.
a. Barnes OF New York, MI and Ms. Ruooipn
kaunmann, the French, Mexican and swiss and
hawaiian ministers Professors simon Newconb.
ASah HAL, Huntington, Otis I. Mason, Theodore
Gil, =. B. Elliott, Hon. and Mra James Hon. and
MIS-; Springer Ars Senator Vance Chief justice
Drake, Dr. sunderland, Ms. Croly JENNIE Suneh
Mrs. Gen. Lander
One OF the most elaborate fiorally decorated pr
vate houses this city has ever seen was that oc-
cup!ed 0y the Misses Davis. OF Philadelpnla on
2. The house is the double one owned by Mrs
Gen. hazen. The walls or II were hung With
goses n aOS pssqne nne sax
The grand staircase was closed with plants and
In the upper hall an orchestra sent out It's music
from the midst OF towering plants. The side next
the wall was set with Marguerftes and poinspttas,
and the vista at the head OF the stairs was closed
by large palms and rubber trees. The stairrail
was covered with Smilax, in which were SET, at
| intervals, punches or red tulips, and the newell
post was buried in a cushion OF carnations The
composed Of rones s'o of sm,lax and in each hung
globe OF carnations foot in diameter. The Misses
Davis received their guests in the drawing room,
that was bower OF floral beauty. The portrait
OF Mrs. Hazen and her little son, hanging on the
wall, was draped with asparagus fern. Miss Davis
wore rich toilet OF pearl-cOlored silk,
tableir by garniture OF pink ostrich feathers.
Miss Charlotte Duncan Davis wore q beautiful
toliet composed OF bodice Of lilac vely$t with
the assistance OF Miss Duncan, OF georgetown and,
Mrs. Wainwright, of Philadelphia The dining
room was tropical dream as well as OF ghstatory
excellence. The chandelier was covered from the
ceiling to the globes with large La France roses In
smilax, and from that to the table was d cone OF
were also used effectively In the door opening into
the reception room. On the table were Iterrapin,
croa p , strawberries with the gretn stems
upon them from Cuba, ices, creams and Charlotte
Russo. The oysters were served from the mouth
OF an Ice dolphin on one side OF the table, and
upon the other from mold designed In Ia compO-
S1t1On or an overturned wheelbarrOw and q barrel
The fruit was in an ice vase. The ice mduds stood
In the receivers that were covered with $miax and
and the punch was ladled from an ice howl set In
one OF china. The tops OF the cupboard6 and cab
lnets were flled with plants and in the reception
the valley and cameliaS. There were Iabout two
hundred guests present and the entertainment
lasted two hours.
Mrs. s. D. La Fetra entertained delightful com.
pany this morning at a breakfast given In honor
OF MISS francis f. willard The guests were four
teen, and besides Miss willard there we're present
the lOuoW1ng: Mrs. Hannah Whitall Smith, Mrs.
j. 4. Barney, Miss Anna Gordon, Mrs Fanny j.
Barnes, Mrs Senator Blair, DR.. and Mrs j. p.
Newman, Mr. and Miss w. JENNINGS, Demorest.
Miss Alice Fletcher, DR.. William Butler and Mra
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Barnes of New York, are at
the Arlington, making their custd mary winter
visit to Washington.
AT the lunch given by Miss Waltz on Thursday
the guests were: Misses Manning, Audenreid,
Edie, West, Sicard, Adds, Sherman Moss, Villas
Wilson, Poe, Giesy, Foster, End1cOt1and Beach.
Mrs. H. D. Money and Miss Non@ will receive
their friends ON Wednesdays, beginning the 9th
instant, at 1924 18th street.
Mrs. General Hazen arrived In New York on Sat-
urday, and expects to reach this city this evening"
Miss Sadie Loving, OF LOvngstOnI Va, is visiting
her brother s. B. Loving, COL 18th street.
The January dinner OF the Grdiron club was
held at Chamberlin's, on last Saturday evening.
Fifty covers were laid. The table was tastefulfy
decorated. The menu was admirable. The table
talk was exceptionally brilliant. The guests were
Senator's Palmer, Farwell and Mitchell OF oregon,
SenatOr-elect HiScock, Representatives Norwood,
ButterwOrth, Wallace Scranton, Grain, Hiestand,
Adams, of Illinois, Henderson, OF Iowa, Hon. Henry
WattersOn, Hon. Don N. Dickinson and Lieutenant
Carson.
Mr.. Guy L. Prescott, of Dakota, formerly of this
city, was married last wednesday to Miss Edith
Haywood, OF winthrop, Maine.